Choose to complete ONE of the following assignments:

Compose a diary for one week in the life of a status offender or juvenile delinquent. Include comments on his or her home and school life, daily activities, friends, and thoughts and feelings about his or her life and behavior. Try to portray a solid picture of this young person through your diary entries. How would you solve the problems of the particular “status offender” whose diary you composed? What do you think he or she needs the most? How would you go about helping this young person get these needs met?

Design your own community-treatment program for juvenile offenders. Your goal is to help youths who are in trouble with the law increase their self-esteem and learn how to settle conflicts in a more positive manner. Thoroughly describe your program and its goals.